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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
of Intestinal Obstruction ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... Intramural hematoma, Ischemic ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Treatment of Pouchitis
 • Microbiota-associated - Antibiotics (ciproflaxcin, metronidzole, tinidazole, amoxicillin)
 • Immune-mediated - Budesonide, Mesalamines;
pouchitis) • Ischemia ... functional outlet obstruction-fecal ... pouchitis #Treatment #management ... #gastroenterology
Extraluminal Free Fluid in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops
in Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... Look out for ischemia ... FreeFluid #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #POCUS #Abdominal
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
in Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... Look out for ischemia ... Peristalsis #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... • Epigastric abdominal ... Other: Jaundice (obstruction ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction ... > 2.5cm SBO POCUS ... Look out for ischemia ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal
Hepatic Artery Calcifications mimicking portal venous gas on Liver POCUS

A 70yo male presents with abdominal pain.
venous gas on Liver ... POCUS A 70yo ... presents with abdominal ... would support ischemic ... ##POCUS #clinical
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Necrosis Etiology: - Ischemia ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Gastric outlet obstruction ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology